How Grannies Are Saving Spain From a Heat Wave
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- These talented crochet grannies are cooling down the streets of Spain during the summer months. 🇪🇸
Their colorful creations are making Alhaurín de la Torre an amazing destination for tourists and locals.
#Crochet #Spain #Travel #GreatBigStory
00:00 A Reservoir Dogs intro
00:39 Its hot. Might be too hot.
1:14 Crochet is cool.
2:07 Wet Wool
2:20 Meet the crew
3:13 Antonio Banderas in the sheets
4:17 A woolly divorce
4:51 Town Reaction
Lead Producer - Chris Agathangelou
Executive Producer - Genevieve Ingham
Camera - Alberto Chelleri
Editor - Stuart Smillie
Special Thanks to - Canal Torrevisión Alhaurín De la Torre
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What does your granny love to do? 🥹 Crochet, knit, make your fave food? Tell us 👇
As crochet is a typical activity of people in Spain, this idea has spreaded to other little towns in Spain. Gracias, señoras ❤❤
LOVE this 👏
Damn, the grannies passed the vibe check ✅️
Yesss 👏👌
This is a lovely tradition they are starting. If the local government helps to keep these up, they could be a tourist attraction in 20 years, and they probably don't even know it!
It does look nice but it is ironic that most tourist will travel by plane or car which means more co2 emissions to get their pictures📸📸📸
There's also the issue of maintenance - I love the idea but they will get worn at the points they're hanging from, and can harbour dirt etc that can fall onto people walking below, over time. As long as they're maintained/cleaned/replaced as needed it's a good solution, and has the added bonus of looking attractive, too.
Now that's actually impressive work there.
Right! Cool grannies FTW 🥹👏❤
@@GreatBigStoryhi
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now if those synthetic yarn is made out of recycled materials and is more towns use this. wow it would make a big difference
Yes! I’ve knitted a few projects with recycled polyester yarn, and a scarf with sari silk yarn that’s made of leftover scraps from making saris - it’s gorgeous but pricey. And people use strips of plastic grocery bags to make sleep mats for the homeless here in the US - dense, durable and kinda bouncy so they’re actually comfortable. Using scraps and recycling materials is traditional in sewing, but seems more recent with yarn.
@@leapintothewild I think this commentor might have meant the actual tiny fibers of the acrylic yarn being made of recycled plastic. I had a rug recently that was made from fiber of transformed plastic bottles. It was indistinguishable from one made from new fibers. Recycling technology has really gotten amazing!
Respect, cherish and protect the elders. They are the heart and glue of a community!!!! God bless them!!!!!
Helping others while enjoying yourself and giving in into your passions is really the best feeling out there.
It's beautiful. Creativity has no age limits 🥹👏
My mother always believed that the mothers “unidas” are going to save the world. Well done!
Love the different types of crochet: freeform, filet, mosaic, and the granny square!
The crochet parasol in the background of Eva is so beautiful. Their awnings are art.
I was eying that parasol, too. So unique!
I've actually heard that some of the Spanish royals actually visited these grannies. It was in one of Spain's newspapers. I forgot which one it was called though.
Wow! Talk about thinking globally and acting locally! These ladies are heroes for our time!
What a sweet group of women making beautiful-and functional- art for their town!
Women saving the world!
One Stitch at the Time...🧶🪡🪢
Yes with kindness ❤
Brilliant! The spaces in the crocheted pieces allow for air exchange, keeping the air moving. Great work,ladies!
Imagine how cool pictures of the town are gonna look with all the crochet canopies!
It's a beautiful way to have people contribute to their city! Amazing!
And that's exactly what all of humanity should be 💜
If you shade the side of your home , your home will be cooler. We are able to cool our home with 1 window unit, if we shade the hottest side of our home. Wow, they prefer synthetic because it does not absorb Moisture and become too heavy! Good tip!
Wow!!!! When women around the world set their minds on a goal,there will be no stopping them!!! These ladies are amazing!!!!
Fantastic! Granny power! Honor the elders! They know a thing or two! And they can enrich your life, tell stories and invaluable advice.
When someone said they cover the town in acrylic crochet, I thought they meant it was like crochet-bombing, which is just fancy littering. But these awnings are cool, I'd love to make a panel to add.
lol crochet bomb is not fancy littering 😂😂😂
@@gprincess428 We used to shame people with ban-hammer for saying things like that.
This is just amazing! Just a win all round. Bless these ladies, their gifts, and a local government with vision.
Buenisimo, que hayan logrado disminuir 5 grados la temperatura con los toldos es magnífico. Las ciudades cada vez necesitan más sombra, idealmente yo diría que de árboles, pero cuando no se puede con árboles esto está genial.
Imagine if every place in every city has crochet awnings, that would be fantastic! I love to crochet.
Cro-shade grannies! 🥰
Thank you big story for comming back
Thank you for rocking with us 🥹🫶
They're lovely. Thank you, ladies. You are doing good things!
Fantastic! I hope the town chips in for the yarn.
What a fantastic community of support and making their town look pretty fashionable and stylish.
Such talented ladies. I really loved the crochet patterns that have silhouettes in the design.
Seems that the "grannies" are getting more out of crocheting than they probably realize. Sounds like an opportunity to get other involved in hobbies that can support their community while helping those keep busy and enjoying life as much as they can who are house bound, hospitalized, lonely, and even suffering from types of dementia.
More plants would help keep the hardscape cooler as well.
I’m part of a knitting circle at my church. It’s so nice to be working on projects with other folks to talk with. We do prayer shawls for the sick and scarves and hats for the needy for winter. Love it!
I'm a knitter but know how to crochet. I need an awning for my house and you gave me a great idea!!🎉😂❤❤
This is so nice to see! At first I thought "why not trees", but crochet has its own special place there.
That's the most beautiful thing I've seen!
Bravo! Well done---lower the temp---have some fun and make Malaga even more beautiful! Thank you.
Que lindo se ven los toldos!! Me encanta la energia de las doñas ❤
*tordos😂
Así eh er andalú
Hey GBS i just wanna say the editing is too notch i love the story and its adequate amounts of knowledge about the wholesome granmas in a small amount of time.
I love this ❤.
Thank you .
The crew is ICONIC ❤❤❤
It's beautiful ladies ❤ hello from Oklahoma, USA 😊
Elderly heroines with tiny hooks!
Gotta love it! ❤❤❤
this is amazing! i'm a knitter and crocheter so this is so cool to see
Beautiful idea and great way to filter the sun. There are some very talented ladies doing this work.
What a fantastic idea! The result is beautiful, artistic covers to create shade and decrease the temperature for the town, respect for the wonderful women who made the covers, and likely, newly made friends/community for the volunteers! Fantastic!!!
aaaa if only i live there, i will join them and i'm not even close to the 30-70 age bracket, they're all so amazing!!!
Yeah, I would be very down to join these ladies as well.
It would be a great way to learn Spanish!
Spain is a fantastic country to explore.
Me encantan estas abuelas que cocen juntas olé 😊❤
What they REALLY need is more green plants in towns, because more green makes the streets cooler by several degrees.
LOL yeah, they need shade trees
Such a wonderful story! Good for their minds, bodies and spirits! And it beautifies the town ❤️ I could not love this more‼️
My grandmother crocheted slippers for us every Christmas. ❤
A gorgeous solution! So colorful and pretty!!!! Thank you ladies!!!
That’s so cool! I’m so happy they found a better alternative and the grannies are happy as well
Power to the grannies 🙏❤️👏
Awesome ladies ❤ so beautiful to see , not only for the shade, but all these colours and for the strenght of the community wow, girlpower😊
What a lovely project pulling all those ladies together.
Amazing work bravo❤️🇬🇧
Wonderful. May solutions like this that are win, win, win, and even better!, open up all over the place!🎉
I love this. The awnings look wonderful. I especially love the faces!
Right?! Having Mary Poppins and Antonio Banderas on there...so fricking cool! 😎
This is a colourful take on something that’s been traditionally done in Summer in So. Spain. In my birth town, Sevilla, white cotton tarps (never plastic as someone mentions in the video) are stretched across façades in the narrow streets of the city’s historical/commercial center. They provide very welcome shade and coolness in the oppressive dry heat. The crochet panels these laborious women make don’t provide a total shade, but I’d imagine it helps somehow, and best of all it keeps them busy and feeling useful. As a crocheter for 50 years, I much appreciate the work and ‘women-hours’ employed in the effort.
What a great idea!!! So beautiful to look at for visitors & residents & very practical!! Love it!! Well done ladies!! 🌈💜🌈
This is a fantastic idea and a credit to the town Council who first thought of asking the Crochet lady to make something. Of course it is also a credit to all the ladies who take part in the actual crocheting projects. By creating the huge covers the ladies are helping the whole town and themselves.
I am SO glad that Great Big Story came back!!
Great idea and well done for all the hard work by the ladies. Looks great and cool underneath. The ladies seem to be enjoying being a part of this project. 😊
They look like a cool group of gals! Loved this idea sm❤
We really want to join their crochet gang! 🥲
Absolutely beautiful
Beautiful. That is a LOT of yarn!!
Genius Idea and it looks so beautifully like an art installation,
Maravillosa iniciativa. Hay que adoptarla en más ciudades. Muy grandes estas señoras.
I think this is great. People enjoy doing meaningful work and feeling useful. Many problems are being addressed with the simple solution of a crochet group.
Basically, they just added holes to the plastic awnings, but with a lot of extra steps...
GreatBigStory is making a GreatBigComeback and I'm all here for it!
That's right ❤🚀
They didnt lose hope, keep trying. I love that👍🏼
Every little bit helps. 🙂
So beautiful and functional! Those women are doing a great service.
Soy americana y también hago croché 🧶 Tus toldos son hermosas.
Amazing citizens project that makes a big difference! Great job grannies!
Amazing! And so beautiful !!
I love this ❤ how smart!
Bravo to these lovely, talented ladies!
What a brilliant idea!
Thank you 🙏
This makes me so happy.
Beautiful literally and figuratively!
Looking at these delights my heart!❤
Fascinating. I loved the comment about it being addictive. I can remember cross stitch being like that.
Fun fact: The largest crochet canopy measures 2,832.98 m² (30,493.9 ft²) and was achieved by Maria Concepcion Siordia Godinez (Mexico) in Municipio Etzatlan, Jalisco, Mexico, on 4 October 2019.
Over 200 people took 8 months to crochet 8,248 hexagons and used 824.80 kg (1,818.37 lb) of synthetic fibre to create this canopy.
Not knocking this at all, but they could just put up greenhouse netting. This is more fun obviously, but slow.
I love this, they are so inspiring! Go Grannies ♥♥♥
How wonderful, rock on, love from Montreal, Canada 🇨🇦! Societies succeed best where women take charge! I've a career, trade, became a stay at home mom, better believe it!😊
I think this is a great idea but it would be even better (and more eco friendly) if they were able to use only acrylic that's been recycled. The last thing the world needs is more virgin acrylic yarn in it. Also, I'm curious, when the webbing gets faded & moved, do they toss them in the wash before re-hanging them? It sounds as though they are holding up well!
Such a beautiful solution, in so many ways. Fabulous! ❤
Love the Reservoir Dogs parody LOL
Why do I gotta be Mrs. Pink?
Maravilloso!
I love this on so many levels ❤
How fantastic!
Hola, Felicidades 🎉 qué hermosa croché es un buen idea que están haciendo para su pueblo .👒❤️ muchísimas gracias por subir esté vídeo!👍
How wonderful! 🥰
Brilliant!
Que proyecto tan bello y bien pensado! Las felicito!! 🤩🙌✨
Beautiful
How wonderful!! 🤩❤️
This is fantastic!
How cool!